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Public Speaking Worksheet: Speech Structure

Public speaking lesson 11: Opening, body and closing · Set 573 · 40 questions
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Speaker's tip (Tell, explain, remind): Opening: greeting, hook, topic, a preview of the points. Body: the main points (about 2 or 3 in a short speech), each with an example or a reason. Closing: a summary, the call to action, thanks and a memorable last line.

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  1. 1.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) greeting the audience (b) introducing the topic (c) facts and examples (d) a summary of the points
  2. 2.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) reasons for your idea (b) the main points (c) the attention hook (d) thanking the audience
  3. 3.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) the main points (b) the attention hook (c) the call to action (d) a summary of the points
  4. 4.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points (c) facts and examples (d) the memorable last line
  5. 5.🧱 Which part of a speech is usually the longest? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  6. 6.🧱 Each main point in the body should have… (a) a goodbye (b) an example or a reason (c) a new topic (d) nothing else
  7. 7.🧱 In which part of a speech does the attention hook belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  8. 8.🧱 What is the right order of a speech? (a) body, closing, opening (b) closing, opening, body (c) opening, closing, body (d) opening, body, closing
  9. 9.🧱 In which part of a speech does greeting the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  10. 10.🧱 In which part of a speech does thanking the audience belong? (a) the closing (b) the opening (c) the body
  11. 11.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the memorable last line? (a) greeting the audience (b) the memorable last line
  12. 12.Which of these belongs in the body? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) a preview of the points (c) the attention hook (d) the call to action
  14. 14.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: thanking the audience or introducing the topic? (a) thanking the audience (b) introducing the topic
  15. 15.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) the main points (b) the call to action (c) greeting the audience (d) facts and examples
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting the audience (b) reasons for your idea (c) the main points (d) facts and examples
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) reasons for your idea (c) a summary of the points (d) the main points
  18. 18.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the main points or the call to action? (a) the main points (b) the call to action
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the attention hook (c) the main points (d) a story proving a point
  20. 20.🧱 How many main points suit a 3-minute school speech? (a) about 2 or 3 (b) about 20 (c) about 50 (d) none at all
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a story proving a point (b) thanking the audience (c) a summary of the points (d) the call to action
  22. 22.Which of these belongs in the closing? (a) a preview of the points (b) reasons for your idea (c) thanking the audience (d) the main points
  23. 23.🧱 In which part of a speech does the memorable last line belong? (a) the opening (b) the body (c) the closing
  24. 24.🧱 In which part of a speech does reasons for your idea belong? (a) the body (b) the opening (c) the closing
  25. 25.🧱 In which part of a speech does facts and examples belong? (a) the body (b) the closing (c) the opening
  26. 26.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the call to action (b) the main points (c) reasons for your idea (d) introducing the topic
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) facts and examples (b) the call to action (c) thanking the audience (d) the memorable last line
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) introducing the topic (b) a preview of the points (c) greeting the audience (d) the memorable last line
  29. 29.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or reasons for your idea? (a) a summary of the points (b) reasons for your idea
  30. 30.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or thanking the audience? (a) greeting the audience (b) thanking the audience
  31. 31.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a preview of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a preview of the points (b) a story proving a point
  32. 32.🧱 In which part of a speech does the main points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  33. 33.🧱 In which part of a speech does a preview of the points belong? (a) the closing (b) the body (c) the opening
  34. 34.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the main points? (a) greeting the audience (b) the main points
  35. 35.Which of these belongs in the opening? (a) the memorable last line (b) the main points (c) a preview of the points (d) a summary of the points
  36. 36.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: the memorable last line or introducing the topic? (a) the memorable last line (b) introducing the topic
  37. 37.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: facts and examples or a summary of the points? (a) facts and examples (b) a summary of the points
  38. 38.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: greeting the audience or the call to action? (a) greeting the audience (b) the call to action
  39. 39.🧱 Which comes first in a speech: a summary of the points or a story proving a point? (a) a summary of the points (b) a story proving a point
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking the audience (b) greeting the audience (c) a preview of the points (d) introducing the topic

Answer key

  1. a summary of the points
  2. the attention hook
  3. the main points
  4. greeting the audience
  5. the body
  6. an example or a reason
  7. the opening
  8. opening, body, closing
  9. the opening
  10. the closing
  11. greeting the audience
  12. facts and examples
  13. the call to action
  14. introducing the topic
  15. the call to action
  16. greeting the audience
  17. a summary of the points
  18. the main points
  19. the attention hook
  20. about 2 or 3
  21. a story proving a point
  22. thanking the audience
  23. the closing
  24. the body
  25. the body
  26. introducing the topic
  27. facts and examples
  28. the memorable last line
  29. reasons for your idea
  30. greeting the audience
  31. a preview of the points
  32. the body
  33. the opening
  34. greeting the audience
  35. a preview of the points
  36. introducing the topic
  37. facts and examples
  38. greeting the audience
  39. a story proving a point
  40. thanking the audience

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